Same here - downloaded & installed 1.4.6 and app is showing 1.4.5 and prompting to update, which directs to the same 1.4.6 I installed... ?

From Nick Raccioppi @ 17 Oct 2015 19:10

yes, I download the upgrade file here.

but it show v.1.4.5???

From TianDe You @ 18 Oct 2015 01:10

Hi,

Sorry everyone - this will be fixed shortly.

In the meantime here is a link to 1.4.6:

http://download.shedworx.com/jaksta/beta/Jaksta.pkg

Thanks!

Ben

Jaksta Support

From Ben @ 20 Oct 2015 10:10

1.4.6 also isn't working -- not on El Capitan, nor on Yosemite.

When I launch the app, I get the spinning ball forever. Sometimes the ball stops, but Jaksta won't be enabled (the main switch is off). If I attempt to turn it on, the spinning ball reappears indefinitely.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

From soundsgood @ 29 Oct 2015 04:10

Hi guys, since update to El Capitan Jaksta keeps on crashing... Beta also doesn't work - It's now 3 weeks ago that you had the first posts - when can we expect a running version of Jaksta? (I paid 39,95 EUR for the app...)

From Sascha Berlin @ 29 Oct 2015 17:10

The lack of information/response from this company is STAGGERING — not just on this forum, but also via emailed customer support.

I've owned Jaksta for years, and despite its many flaws, I at least received replies to support request. But now that Jaksta has been purchased by Applian, the support is HORRIFIC.

The product LITERALLY NO LONGER WORKS, and information from the company is scarce.

Way to go, folks...

From soundsgood @ 29 Oct 2015 23:10

I downloaded 1.3.6 (106) and my Jaksta Music Miner is working. After upgrading to OSX 10.11.1

From Saul Smaizys @ 30 Oct 2015 00:10

Hi,

It looks like people are talking about several different issues here. Version 1.4.6 should have fixed the original "Configuration Daemon not Running" issue. The crashing is a separate problem.

The next time you get a crash, can you attach the log file? You can find it by starting up Jaksta again, going to the Preferences and clicking Find Log File.

We will fix this issue too. It's taking longer as it seems much rarer, we are still investigating. Sorry for the hassle.

Thanks,

Ben

Jaksta Support

From Ben @ 30 Oct 2015 11:10

I too get a crash every time I run Jaksta now, even with trying the beta.

My problems were solved by moving Jaksta to the TOP LEVEL of the Applications folder. I have hundreds of apps, so they're categorized into folders.

This was NEVER a problem with previous versions of Jaksta. But recent updates introduced a bug that requires that the app be at the top level of the folder. Of course there's no helpful error message to explain this; the app simply crashes or freezes.

Move the app the top level and try again. If that doesn't work for you, you're experiencing a different issue than I did.

From soundsgood @ 29 Nov 2015 04:11

Thanks for the suggestion, but sadly, I think mine must be a different issue, as Jaksta is already in the top level of the Applications folder. Hopefully the crash report will give the developers some clues as to what is going on...

From Dean Swinfield @ 29 Nov 2015 05:11

I've solved it. I don't think Jaksta could write to the /Movies and subfolders, so crashes out. I suspect this is due to odd permission settings on that folder. I altered the preferences to write movies and streams to /Downloads, and it now works.

From Dean Swinfield @ 29 Nov 2015 06:11

Ben,

I have been waiting for a fix for Jaksta crashing non stop. I have downloaded build 189 tonight and still no luck. It appears that it will open and stay open in the ON condition as long as there is not a streaming video. As soon as the first video starts from any link, it will immediately crash. Then there is an apple pop-up to ask if you want to report to apple and re-open. Clicking Re-Open opens the app for between 5 seconds and 15 seconds. Then it crashes again. Here is a log file from my computer. Please let us know soon via email when we can expect an update. I am more than happy to give you more feedback and tests if you wish to email me direct.

Thanks,

Kris

From Kris Hanon @ 30 Nov 2015 09:11

Everyone,

I just read Dean's comment above. I had just recently changed the name of my external drives on my mac and in the preferences of Jaksta the download directory was not identified correctly. Changing the download directory to a valid location within the computer has apparently kept it from crashing non stop. It is worth a try if Jaksta is crashing non stop.

Kris

From Kris Hanon @ 30 Nov 2015 10:11

Hi Kris/Dean/soundsgood,

Thanks everyone for letting us know about the actions that have fixed your problems.

As the posters above have suggested, if anyone else is getting crashes on startup/starting recording with the latest version, the main things to check are:

1. Are you running Jaksta from the top level of your Applications folder.

2. Is your Download Location in the Preferences set to a place that still exists and is accessible?

In a future update we'll fix it so it will display a dialog message for both these problems, instead of crashing.